chose sides
Made a commitment
Chose sides is the past tense of choose sides, meaning to align with one faction in a conflict or competition.
The phrase implies a division requiring commitment: When their parents divorced, the children chose sides.
In casual contexts, it refers to forming teams for games: We chose sides for basketball.
- group identityShared sense of belonging
- choiceAct of selecting
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- selectionChosen item or items
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
tribalism · polarization · factions · peer pressure · allegiance · exclusion · confrontation · loyalty · antagonism · preference · solidarity · influence · judgment · bias · division · prioritization · dispute · values
partisanship/alignment
chose sidessat on the fence
Remained undecided between options
abstained · disengaged · stood aside · stepped back · walked away
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